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Ussually by three cirques
A cirque is an origin point for glaciers in mountainous areas. It is a deep depression with three high walls and an open area from which the glacier moves forward, down the mountain side. Over time, as rock is eroded, these become wider and deeper. A mountain horn, such as the Matterhorn in the Alps forms when a peak is surrounded on two or more sides by cirques. As the cirques expand and rock is eroded the peak is honed into a point, forming a horn.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoMultiple glaciers erode a mountain into an arete and then a horn.
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What there must be for a glacier to form?
Cold weather, long time, and a peak of a mountain...
What is a confined glacier?
A confined glacier is a glacier that is confined by topography. For example, a glacier that forms on a mountain. Continental glaciers, by contrast, are not affected. The glaciers on Antarctica and Greenland are continental glaciers. The glaciers at Glacier Bay National Park, or on a mountain are confined glaciers.
What conditions are necessary for a glacier to form?
Cold wet conditions for a glacier to form
Which landforms was not formed by erosion from river or glacier?
mountain
A large hole left behind by a glacier is called a(n)?
A hole in the ground left by a glacier is called a"kettle." Many of these form shallow lakes, as with the kettle lakes in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario. This could also be called a cirque which is defined as a bowl-shaped, steep-walled mountain basin carved by glaciation, often containing a small, round lake. Cirque lake is a phrase used to describe these kinds of lakes.
What there must be for a glacier to form?
Cold weather, long time, and a peak of a mountain...
When three or more cirques erode into a mountain summit they form a?
When three or more cirques erode into a mountain summit, they form a horn. This distinctive landform is characterized by steep, sharp peaks, often seen in famous mountains like the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps.
How does a glacier accomplish erosion?
The glacier is melting on the mountain and underneath it is like a river which eroding a side of the mountain when the glacier melts enough, it will slide down the mountain and into the lake that the river underneath the glacier had created. Hope this helps :)
What is alpine glaciers?
An alpine glacier is a glacier that FORMED on a mountain. It doesn't have to BE on a mountain, just formed on one.
What is a confined glacier?
A confined glacier is a glacier that is confined by topography. For example, a glacier that forms on a mountain. Continental glaciers, by contrast, are not affected. The glaciers on Antarctica and Greenland are continental glaciers. The glaciers at Glacier Bay National Park, or on a mountain are confined glaciers.
Is Eyjafjallajokull a mountain?
It's a glacier
What is a bergschrund?
A bergschrund is a large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.
What conditions are necessary for a glacier to form?
Cold wet conditions for a glacier to form
What conditions are necessary for glacier to form?
Cold wet conditions for a glacier to form
What is a deep basin eaten out by a mountain glacier at its point of origin?
I heard a mountain glacier has the best tounge if your planning on getting eaten out by anything. And if your looking to get it even better, ask the mountain glacier to go back to its original point of origin where it can happily eat out the deep basin. But just make sure you freshen up the downtown area, sometimes mountain glacier can play hard to get!
Why does Rainier's Glacier move down the mountain?
Any glacier moves down a mountain or other slope because of the influence of gravity overcoming the influence of friction.
What condition is necessary for a glacier to form?
Cold wet weather is needed for a glacier to form
